Last week, the APA responded to that criticism by publishing a series of articles in The American Journal of Psychiatr y, ...

Third, Fava concludes, excessive reliance on checklist criteria is likely to “impoverish the clinical process” and clinical ...

How a person will be diagnosed with a mental illness could look significantly different in the near future.

The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is known as the DSM-5. What will the next version be called?

A new roadmap for the next iteration of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders includes more frequent updates and a possible new name.

The American Psychiatric Association has announced big upcoming changes to psychiatry’s big book of mental disorders, the DSM ...

The DSM is used by mental health professionals to help standardize the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental ...

The controversial revision to psychiatrists' "bible" of diagnostic criteria has finally arrived. The American Psychiatric Association released its fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical ...

Mental health professionals use specific criteria to identify anxiety disorders. Learn how the DSM guides the diagnostic process and why it matters for your care. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual ...